January 27, 1969

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Diocesan Press Service

[The Rev. Onell A. Soto, V...]
The Rev. Onell A. Soto, Vicar of St. Nicholas's Episcopal Church, Quito, Ecuador, is the first non-Roman Catholic clergyman to participate in the consecration of a Roman Catholic Bishop in that South American country. The Rt. Rev. Jose Mario Ruiz is the new Bishop of Latacunga, a small city near Quito. Monsignor Ruiz is a friend of the Rev. Mr. Soto's and has spoken at Episcopalian meetings, His consecration took place in an open plaza with 6,000 persons present.